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Arthashastra

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ISBN-10: 0140446036

ISBN-13: 9780140446036

Edition: 1992

Authors: Kautilya

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An extraordinary detailed manual on statecraft and the science of living by one of classical India's greatest minds; Kautilya; also known as Chanakya and Vishnugupta; wrote the Arthashastra not later than 150 AD though the date has not been conclusively established. Legend has it that he was either a Brahmin from Kerala or from north India; however; it is certain that Kautilya was the man who destroyed the Nanda dynasty and installed Chandragupta Maurya as the King of Magadha. A master strategist who was well-versed in the Vedas and adept at creating intrigues and devising political stratagems; Kautilya's genius is reflected in his Arthashastra which is the most comprehensive treatise of…    
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Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Penguin Books India PVT, Limited
Publication date: 10/14/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 832
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English